What is the nature of God according to St. Bernard and Eckhart?
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"Ultimate reality is an impersonal isness that transcends all images of 'he' or 'who', inviting you to experience the divine beyond the confines of personhood."
According to Osho, St. Bernard conceives God as 'He who is'—still a male, personal deity, a conceptual nearness that remains distant from truth. Eckhart comes nearer, speaking of loving God as not-God, not-spirit, not-person—an absolute One beyond twoness—yet he too stays within the 'God' frame. For Osho, ultimate reality is impersonal isness beyond any 'he', 'who', or image.
Bernard says God is a “he”; Eckhart says God is beyond all labels but still calls it God; Osho says the real truth is nameless, personless being.
Why this matters practically
- Drop gendered and personal projections to meet reality directly.
- Shift from concepts and words to silent awareness of pure being.
- Loosen religious conditioning that subtly blocks insight.
- Shift from concepts and words to silent awareness of pure being.
- Loosen religious conditioning that subtly blocks insight.
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